Cancer in patients receiving long-term dialysis treatment.

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A large excess of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been documented in renal transplant patients and may be related to immunosuppressive therapy, persistent antigenic challenge from the graft, or both. To determine whether immuno-suppression resulting from chronic renal failure is associated with an elevated risk of certain tumors such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the authors studied cancer incidence in a national cohort of 28,049 patients in the United States with chronic renal failure who received m...

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Authors: Kantor, A; Hoover, R; Kinlen, L; McMullan, MR; Fraumenti, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: American journal of epidemiology
• Volume: 126
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 370-376
• Publication date: 1987-09-01
• EISSN: 1476-6256
• ISSN: 0002-9262
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Male; Long-Term Care; Renal Dialysis; Peritoneal Dialysis; Sex Factors; Neoplasms; Risk; Follow-Up Studies; Glomerulonephritis; Middle Aged; Immune Tolerance; Humans; Aged